Jump to content

Lisa de Nikolits: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Content deleted Content added
Labial13 (talk | contribs)
Labial13 (talk | contribs)
Line 31: Line 31:
===Published novels===
===Published novels===
*''The Occult Persuasion and The Anarchist’s Solution, Inanna Publications''
*''The Occult Persuasion and The Anarchist’s Solution, Inanna Publications''
{{ISBN|978-1-77133-649-9}}, 300 pages, 25 September 2019


*''Una furiadell’altromondo, Edizioni Le Assassine (March 20, 2019)''
*''Una furiadell’altromondo, Edizioni Le Assassine (March 20, 2019)''
{{ASIN| B07PV5MST9}}, 555 pages, Italian, March 20, 2019
*''Rotten Peaches, Inanna Publications''


*''Rotten Peaches, Inanna Publications''
{{ISBN|978-1-77133-529-4}}, 300 pages, 20 September 2018
{{ISBN|978-1-77133-529-4}}, 300 pages, 20 September 2018


Line 63: Line 65:
{{ISBN|978-1-9267-0800-3}}
{{ISBN|978-1-9267-0800-3}}
354 Pages April 1, 2010
354 Pages April 1, 2010



===Other Published Works===
===Other Published Works===

Revision as of 08:50, 25 September 2019

Lisa de Nikolits
Lisa de Nikolits
Lisa de Nikolits
BornLisa de Nikolits
Johannesburg, South Africa
OccupationNovelist and Art Director
Alma materUniversity of The Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Website
www.lisadenikolitswriter.com
www.lisadenikolitsdesign.com

Lisa de Nikolits is a Canadian novelist and art director who moved to Canada in 2000.[1] She writes fiction novels and short stories.[2][3]

Career

De Nikolits has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English and Philosophy from The University of The Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. She has worked as an art director in the United States, Australia and Britain for Marie Claire, Vogue Australia, and Vogue Living. She has worked on Canadian Health & Lifestyle, Canadian Living, Cosmetics and other Canadian magazine titles.

Writing works

Published novels

  • The Occult Persuasion and The Anarchist’s Solution, Inanna Publications

ISBN 978-1-77133-649-9, 300 pages, 25 September 2019

  • Una furiadell’altromondo, Edizioni Le Assassine (March 20, 2019)

ASIN B07PV5MST9, 555 pages, Italian, March 20, 2019

  • Rotten Peaches, Inanna Publications

ISBN 978-1-77133-529-4, 300 pages, 20 September 2018

  • No Fury Like That, Inanna

ISBN 978-1-77133-413-6, 320 Pages September 15, 2017

ISBN 978-1-7713-3313-9 312 Pages September 20, 2016

ISBN 978-1-7713-3225-5 300 Pages August 23, 2015

  • The Witchdoctor’s Bones, Inanna[8][9]

ISBN 978-1-7713-3126-5 388 Pages April 23, 2014

ISBN 978-1-9267-0892-8 344 Pages May 1, 2013

ISBN 978-1-9267-0824-9 312 Pages September 1, 2011

ISBN 978-1-9267-0800-3 354 Pages April 1, 2010

Other Published Works

  • Short Story, In The Key of Thirteen, Anthology, Mesdames of Mayhem, 2019
  • Short Story, The Best Laid Plans, Anthology, Superior Shores Press, 2019
  • Short Story, 13 Claws, Anthology, Mesdames of Mayhem, 2017
  • Short story, PAC 'N HEAT, a Ms Pacman Noir Anthology, AGP, 2016
  • Short story, The Tour Bus to Murder, The Whole She-Bang 3, Sisters in Crime, Toronto Chapter, 2016
  • Short story, Eve Ago, Anthology, Postscripts To Darkness, Ottawa, 2015.
  • Canadian Woman Studies Journal, Volume 30, Nos 2/3, Canadian Woman Studies Journal, Poetry, She Comforts Me, 2015, poem.
  • Short story, Troubled Times, Thirteen O’Clock, Anthology, Mesdames of Mayhem, 2015.
  • Contributor to Rewording A Life, Anthology, Edited by Sheryl Gordon, 2015.
  • Flash Fiction Online, The Love Triangle, Maudlinhouse.net, 2014[17]
  • Canadian Woman Studies Journal, Women Writing4 Remembering: Inanna, Winter 2012/Spring 2013, poem.[18][19]
  • Short Story Online, Henry and Hannah, Maudlinhouse.net, 2014[20]
  • Bronze Medal Winner, Anthology, Songs On The Wind, Poetry Institute of Canada, 2003
  • Stories From Our Black Book, Anthology, 2005
  • Simply The Best, British Anthology, Short Story, 1990

Writing Memberships

  • Crime Writers of Canada – joined 2012[1]
  • Mesdames of Mayhem – joined 2013[21]
  • International Thriller Writers Inc. – joined 2014[22]
  • Sisters in Crime – joined 2012
  • Short Mystery Fiction Society – joined 2019
  • Australian Crime Writers Association – joined 2019


Writing Awards

  • Between The Cracks She Fell, co-winner IPPY Bronze Medal, Contemporary Fiction, 2016[23]
  • A Glittering Chaos, co-winner IPPY Silver Medal, Popular Fiction, 2014.[24][25]
  • West of Wawa, winner IPPY Silver Medal, Popular Fiction, 2012.[24]
  • The Hungry Mirror, winner IPPY Gold Medal, Women's Issues, Fiction, 2011.[24][26][27][28]
  • The Hungry Mirror, longlisted for a ReLit award, 2011.[24]
  • Bronze Medal, Anthology, Songs on The Wind, Poetry Institute of Canada, 2003.

Honors

  • Panetist at ThrillerFest, New York, 2019
  • Book Tour, Milan, 2019
  • Guest Author and Workshop Host at FogLit September 2018
  • Host of IFOA Weekly, What's Life Got to Do With It? March 2018
  • Bookclub Host at the International Festival of Authors Toronto (IFOA), August 2017
  • Key Note Speaker at St. Aidan's Fundraiser with Guest Speakers Peter Robinson and Mike Downie
  • Panel Host at Bouchercon Toronto 2017
  • Writer-in-Residence for Open Book Toronto, November 2017
  • Key Note Panel Speaker at IFOA 2016, Lit On Tour, Woodstock Ontario
  • Key Note Panel Speaker at Word On The Street, Toronto, September 2016
  • Served as a judge for the Hamilton Literary Awards 2016, Fiction
  • Served as a judge for the Hamilton Literary Awards 2014, Fiction.[29]
  • Key Note Panel Speaker at Bouchercon International World Mystery Convention, Long Beach, CA, 2014.
  • Key Note Panel Speaker at Bloody Words Murder Mystery Conference, Toronto, 2014.
  • Key Note Speaker at Writers Foundation of Strathcona County, Edmonton, 2014
  • Key Note Speaker at Writers Foundation of Strathcona County, Edmonton, 2013
  • Key Note Speaker at Sisters in Crime, Toronto Chapter, 2013
  • Key Note Speaker at Writers Foundation of Strathcona County, Edmonton, 2011
  • Guest Blogger on AllLitUp, 2014
  • Guest Blogger on Open Book Toronto, 2013[30]
  • Featured Guest on She Does The City, The Hungry Mirror, June 2010[31]
  • Guest Speaker at George Brown College, 2011

Reviews

  • No Fury Like That reviewed in Hello! Canada magazine
  • No Fury Like That reviewed by Metroland Media
  • The Nearly Girl reviewed by Beach Metro Community News, the Quill & Quire, THIS magazine, Canadian Living magazine, Women of Worth magazine
  • Between The Cracks She Fell reviewed by The Quill & Quire, Canadian Living Magazine, Open Book Toronto, The 49th Shelf[32]
  • The Witchdoctor's Bones reviewed by Canadian Living magazine
  • A Glittering Chaos reviewed by Broken Pencil
  • West of Wawa was one of four Editor's Choice in Chatelaine magazine, August 2011 and featured on the Chatelaine Online Bookclub
  • West of Wawa reviewed by Chatelaine magazine, The Walleye, The Temiskaming Shores Public Library Blog, Canadian Living Online
  • The Hungry Mirror reviewed by The Quill & Quire,[33] Canadian Living magazine, The Huffington Post, The Anglican Journal, Canadian Literature- A Quarterly of Criticism and Review, Shameless magazine

References

  1. ^ a b "Lisa de Nikolits". Crime Writers of Canada. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  2. ^ Thirlwall, Stephen. "An enriching combination: Octopus and Raw Sugar". Centertown Buzz. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  3. ^ "Books by Lisa De Nikolits". Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  4. ^ The Nearly Girl. Inanna Poetry and Fiction Series. September 20, 2016. ISBN 978-1-7713-3313-9. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  5. ^ "The Nearly Girl a novel by Lisa de Nikolits". Inanna Publications. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  6. ^ Between the Cracks She Fell- Paperback. Inanna Poetry and Fiction Series. August 23, 2015. ISBN 978-1-7713-3225-5.
  7. ^ "Between the Cracks She Fell by Lisa de Nikolits". Inanna Publications. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
  8. ^ The Witchdoctor's Bones. Inanna Poetry and Fiction Series. May 1, 2014. ISBN 978-1-7713-3126-5.
  9. ^ "The Witchdoctor's Bones a novel by Lisa de Nikolits". Inanna Publications. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  10. ^ A Glittering Chaos (1 ed.). Inanna Poetry and Fiction Series. May 30, 2013. ISBN 978-1-9267-0892-8.
  11. ^ A Glittering Chaos (eBook) by Lisa De Nikolits (2013). Inanna Poetry and Fiction Series. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  12. ^ West of Wawa. Inanna Poetry and Fiction Series. September 15, 2011. ISBN 978-1-9267-0824-9.
  13. ^ West of Wawa (eBook) by Lisa De Nikolits (2012). Inanna Poetry and Fiction Series. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  14. ^ The Hungry Mirror. Inanna Publications. February 1, 2010. ISBN 978-1-9267-0800-3.
  15. ^ The Hungry Mirror. Inanna Publications. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  16. ^ The hungry mirror : a novel by De Nikolits, Lisa. Inanna Publications. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  17. ^ "The Love Triangle by Lisa de Nikolits in Flash Fiction". Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  18. ^ "Women Writing4: Remembering". Inanna Publications. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  19. ^ "Women Writing4: Remembering". Inanna Publications. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  20. ^ "Henry and Hannah by Lisa de Nikolits in Fiction". Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  21. ^ "About Lisa de Nikolits". Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  22. ^ "Lisa de Nikolits- Associate Member". Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  23. ^ "2016 Independent Publisher Book Awards Results: Contemporary Fiction: Between the Cracks She Fell, by Lisa de Nikolits (Inanna Publications)". Independent Publisher. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  24. ^ a b c d "Lisa de Nikolits- about the author". Crime Writers of Canada. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  25. ^ 2014 Independent Publisher Book Awards Results. Independent Publisher. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  26. ^ 2011 Independent Publisher Book Awards Results Announcement. Independent Publisher. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  27. ^ "Lisa de Nikolits- The Hungry Mirror (winner 2011 IPPY Awards Gold Medal/Women's Issues Fiction". Bouchercon 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  28. ^ "The Hungry Mirror by Lisa de Nikolits". 49th Shelf. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  29. ^ "Announcing the FINALISTS FOR 21st Annual Hamilton Literary Awards". Hamilton Arts Council. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  30. ^ "Harry Crews, Writerly Yardstick: A Guest Post from Author Lisa de Nikolits". Open Book: Toronto. August 3, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  31. ^ "Lisa de Nikolits – Art Director and Author of The Hungry Mirror". Open Book: Toronto. June 1, 2010. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  32. ^ "Between the Cracks She Fell by Lisa de Nikolits". Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  33. ^ "The Hungry Mirror by Lisa de Nikolits". Open Book: Toronto. Retrieved December 26, 2014.

External links